Potential lateral expansion of Polylepis forest fragments in central Ecuador

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 477-486

  Cierjacks, Arne ^a   Wesche, Karsten ^a   Hensen, Isabell ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edge effect; Grazing; Polylepis; Reproduction; Treeline

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; SEED; VEGETATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; EDGE EFFECT; POLYLEPIS; TREELINES;

FORESTRY;

DICOTYLEDON; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; FOREST FIRE; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PATCHINESS; RANGE EXPANSION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TREELINE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

CONSERVATION; PLANTS; SEEDS; TREES;

ECUADOR; PARAMO DE PAPALLACTA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; POLYLEPIS; POLYLEPIS INCANA; POLYLEPIS PAUTA; UNGULATA;

EID: 34047174520     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.082     Document Type: Article

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